New Delhi, Sep 13 (PTI) A municipal park in south Delhi's
Malviya Nagar has been shut after a sand boa was reportedly
sighted on its premises, the area councillor today said.

The reptile was first seen by local residents who brought
it to the notice of ward councillor Nandini Sharma.

Sharma, a councillor from Geetanjali Enclave, today
raised the matter in the meeting of the Standing Committee of
the South Delhi Municipal Corporation.

"The sand boa was first seen in the Radha Raman Park last
month around August 19 and few days later, drivers, who park
vehicles outside the park, complained that it was again
sighted. Following such complaints, we have closed the park.

"The park, spread over one acre, in the heart of the
area, is meant especially for children, so we cannot take the
risk," she said.

Sharma said, initially, she had reported the matter to
the higher authorities in the SDMC and also to a wildlife
body.

"Today, the standing committee chairman directed the
higher authorities to look into the matter seriously," she
said.

In the meeting, the SDMC Standing Committee Chairman
Bhupender Gupta also claimed that the books for Class I
students of English and Maths subjects in the MCD-run schools
were of "difficult level" and proposed to get it replaced.

The SDMC is planning to open one school in each of its
four zones which will cater to the students of Class 6 to
Class 8.